Leverkusen/Bonn, May 25, 2018 - The Bayer Group is making great progress with the acquisition of Monsanto. `After almost two years of very diligent work, we have received nearly all the crucial approvals. We anticipate being able to close the acquisition of Monsanto in the near future,` said Werner Baumann, Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer, at the company`s Annual Stockholders` Meeting held in Bonn, Germany, on Friday. Operationally, Bayer`s sales and earnings in 2017 remained on a par with 2016. To ensure that the company`s stockholders once more participate appropriately in Bayer`s success, it was proposed that the dividend be increased for the eighth time in succession, to...
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